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Silverscreen Inc K. Bhagyaraj, the writer-director-actor widely regarded as one of Tamil-language cinema’s defining creative figures, died Saturday in Chennai following a cardiac arrest. He was 73.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, former actor C. Joseph Vijay, announced that Bhagyaraj’s final rites would be conducted with full state honors, describing his passing as an irreparable loss to Tamil cinema. Vijay credited Bhagyaraj’s films with capturing humor, family relationships and everyday emotion while reflecting broader social values.
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